Halacha

American  

[hah-law-khuh, hah-lah-khah, hah-law-khaw] / hɑˈlɔ xə, hɑ lɑˈxɑ, ˌhɑ lɔˈxɔ /

noun

(often lowercase)

plural

Halachas,

plural

Halachoth, Halachot, Halachos

1. Halakhah.

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Halacha British  

/ hɑlɑˈxɑː, hɑˈloxə /

noun

1. 1. Jewish religious law

   2. a ruling on some specific matter

2. 1. that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics

   2. Jewish legal literature in general

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Etymology

Origin of Halacha

from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way

Example Sentences

In 1960 the Interior Ministry, dominated by Orthodox Jews, ru'ed that the Halacha would determine whether an immigrant could enter Israel under the 1950 Law of Return, which makes any Jew automatically eligible for citizenship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then said Rabbi Eliezer to the sages, "Let Heaven itself testify that the Halacha is according to my judgment."

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

There is a poetic half, let us say a homiletic half, what we call Agada, as distinct from the legal portion called Halacha.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

Each law, barring only the original "traditions," the Halacha le-Moshe mi-Sinai, was promulgated over the supreme signature, as it were, that is, with the authentication of a word from the Holy Scriptures.

From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)

The Halacha continued the instruction of the prophets, as the Hag195gada fostered the spirit of the psalmists.

From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav